Dinwoodie Surname
Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname
Dinwoodie Surname Definition:
(Celtic) belonging to Dinwoodie (Dumfries), c. 1500 Dunwedy [Gaelic dún, a hill: the second element is doubtful]
Dinwoodie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 374 | 1:969,142 | 71,998 |
| Canada | 197 | 1:187,033 | 18,476 |
| Scotland | 195 | 1:27,455 | 2,927 |
| England | 177 | 1:314,791 | 23,605 |
| South Africa | 73 | 1:742,160 | 51,964 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 215 | 1:17,410 | 1,843 |
| England | 98 | 1:248,728 | 18,134 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Dinwoodie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) belonging to Dinwoodie (Dumfries), c. 1500 Dunwedy [Gaelic dún, a hill: the second element is doubtful]
Place name in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
(Scottish) One who came from the lands of Dinwoodie (hill with the shrubs), in Dumfriesshire.
A location name in Dnmfries.
Dinwoodie Demographics
Dinwoodie Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Dinwoodie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dinwoodie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dinwoodie occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dinwoodie? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dinwoodie is the 338,992nd most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,716,632 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Dinwoodie are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 969,142. In The United States Dinwoodie is most frequent in: Rhode Island, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent live and Scotland, where 18 percent live.
Dinwoodie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dinwoodie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dinwoodie last name increased 1,558 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 9 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 181 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 780 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dinwoodie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Dinwoodie surname are 1.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.95% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dinwoodie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 243.81% more than the national average, earning R 817,032 per year; in United States they earn 33.3% more than the national average, earning $57,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.13% more than the national average, earning $49,747 CAD per year.
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